• Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide
  A guide for growing, harvesting, and exhibiting vegetables.
• Composting for the Homeowner
  This site gives an excellent indepth discussion of the science of composting, why it is important to compost, how to build a compost pile, and materials needed for composting.
• Composting in the Home Garden
  Turn your yard waste into compost.
• Focus on Plant Problems
  Is disease affecting your plants and trees? Learn more at this website.
• Garden Calendar
  A helpful monthly guide to know what to do in your garden.
• Gardening with Annuals
  Find out how annual flowers can brighten your garden.

Caring for our Environment

Community Garden
The Quincy Community Gardens are about growing - growing flowers, growing vegetables and fruits, and growing a community of people who can share their love of gardening while taking good care of our small part of the earth. Fun and learning is the emphasis and successful organic gardening is the objective.

Locally Grown
Locally Grown is an effort to assist producers in west central Illinois and the surrounding area to market locally grown products by providing information to consumers on the availability, nutritional aspects, economic and environmental impacts of buying local. Locally Grown targets all levels of the local food system network by creating learning opportunities and increasing availability of locally grown products for consumers. The project creates awareness and understanding between producers and consumers resulting in a more sustainable local food system.

Master Gardeners
The Adams/Brown Master Gardeners have completed horticulture training and provide volunteer service back to their community.

• Emerald Ash Borer - IL Dept of Ag
  The latest information on Emerald Ash Borer in Illinois.
  
  
• Emerald Ash Borer Fact Sheet from U of I Extension
  Fact Sheet developed by Phil Nixon, Extension Entomologist.